By Jen Malone Most of us writer types could probably find a way to live on books alone, but sadly, the kids need new soccer
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A Writer’s Best Friend
By Liz LeSavoy This was me a couple years ago, embarking on my new career as a children’s fiction writer. You can tell I’m just
The Truth About Twitter Contests
By Kristine Carlson Asselin Thank you to the lovely writers at Writers’ Rumpus for inviting me to share my thoughts about Twitter Pitch Parties and
How to Help an Author (Beyond Buying the Book): Part One
By Jen Malone In this season of making resolutions, what could be a better one than using your talents to help those around you achieve
What I Learned In An Agent’s Inbox
By Jen Malone This week I’ve been playing agent. And while I often fancy myself a secret agent, in this case I mean literary agent.
Thankful for Critique Groups (and Why You Need One of Your Own)
Guest Post by Stacy McAnulty Writers’ Rumpus is honored to be the first stop on Stacy McAnulty‘s blog tour for her picture book DEAR SANTASAURUS, illustrated
So You Want to Write a Series
Guest Post by Anna Staniszewski We all know the magic formula for writing a children’s book series: If, of course, you replace “collect underpants” with
November Word Wars: NaNoWriMo and PiBoIdMo
By Jen Malone November is upon us: jumping in leaf piles, watching football, inhaling turkey, and trying to ignore all those “XX Shopping Days Until
Unblocking Writer’s Block
By Liz LeSavoy Everyone gets writer’s block. At least that’s what I tell myself every time I find myself staring at my computer, my hands
Where Do I Begin?
By Josh Funk So, you have an idea for a children’s story. You even stay up late one night clacking away on your laptop in
How to Format a Manuscript
By Jen Malone I know there are many other places on the fancy schmancy intrawebz to get this information, but I’m not so sure the
S.O.S. Sending Out Submissions
By Heather Fenton Much like the adage “you can’t win if you don’t play”, you can’t get published if you don’t send your manuscript to
Just Keep Swimming
By Jen Malone As a writer, I’m always searching for inspiration (read: procrastinating), but I especially love stories of perseverance because, as anyone who dreams
Agent Interview: Kaylee Davis
Today, Jen Malone chats with Kaylee Davis of Dee Mura Literary Agency. Growing up in The Middle of Nowhere, Ohio, (and just wait until you
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